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Authors: Build Your Street Team in 4 Simple Steps

Dec 07, 2017 – Book Marketing

Want to get strangers to do your book publicity for you? Discover how to grow your author street team to get reviews and word-of-mouth. Read more →

EPUB vs mobi: Is Amazon's mobi Format Now Dead?

Nov 17, 2017 – Understanding Publishing, Book Design

Discover the differences between the three most popular book file formats on the planet — and learn which ones are best for you. Read more →

How to Revise a Novel: 6 Steps to a Smooth Revision

Nov 07, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

Learn the 6 steps needed to smoothly revise a novel, with tips from a professional editor. Read more →

How to Publish a Children’s Book [+ Submission Kit]

Oct 26, 2017 – Understanding Publishing

If you want to become a published children's author, check out this guide to getting your book sold. Read more →

Mastering Chapter Length: How Long Should Your Chapters Be?

Oct 18, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

How long should a chapter be? Discover the sweet spot for your chapter's word count in this post featuring J.K. Rowling, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Henry James. Read more →

A Century of Fantasy: How the Genre's Changed Since the 1920s

Oct 03, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

The word "fantasy" comes from Old French's phantasie, or "imagination" — and since the 1900s, writers have taken the genre in very imaginative directions. Read more →

Revealed: The Real Marketing Value of a Professional Book Cover

Sep 21, 2017 – Book Design

To find out how much value a professional book cover offers an author, we redesigned four titles and ran a test on Facebook. The results might surprise you! Read more →

How to Write a Fantasy Novel (+ Worldbuilding Template)

Aug 31, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

Top fantasy editors who've worked with George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, and more share their advice for writing fantasy. Read more →

Kill Your Darlings: A Guide to Ruthless Editing

Aug 30, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

Nervous about killing your darlings? Don't be! Check out this post to learn how you can self-edit with confidence. Read more →

8 Character Development Exercises to Write 3D Characters

Aug 21, 2017 – Perfecting your Craft

Try these 8 character development exercises to help you: establish your character's internal motivations, put them into context, and bring them to life. Read more →

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